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moroxylic acid

moroxylic acid noun: an acid derived from the mulberry.

Noun

moroxylic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid derived from the mulberry.

Origin of moroxylic acid

Latin morus (“mulberry tree”) + Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ic + acid. Named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Questions about moroxylic acid

What does moroxylic acid mean?
Moroxylic acid means an acid derived from the mulberry.
What part of speech is moroxylic acid?
Moroxylic acid is a noun.

Words near moroxylic acid in the dictionary

  1. morows
  2. moroxite
  3. moroxydine
  4. moroxylate
  5. moroxylates
  6. moroxylic acid
  7. Moroz
  8. Morozes
  9. morozeviczite
  10. morozhenoe
  11. Morozoff

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